haranguing

Example Sentences

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For all the justified haranguing of Pentagon weapons buying, the U.S. can still move fast when it wants to.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

But Ackman “can’t believe this is happening” and is posting nonstop about his attempts to intimidate the publication by haranguing its parent company.

From Slate • Jan. 10, 2024

“You’ve spent your whole career berating and haranguing politicians,” Brand responded.

From New York Times • Nov. 13, 2023

Schwartz, to whom she was very much married at the time, began haranguing her in front of everyone for it: "I have never been so turned off in my life," he sneered.

From Salon • May 26, 2023

Melissa and others on my team became my enforcers anytime an image of one of the girls surfaced on a gossip site, making haranguing phone calls to get it taken down.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama